John McCloy
The American who let the Nazis rebuild Germany
John McCloy freed Hitler’s favourite industrialists. Their firms still dominate the country’s economy
The exec on an unfiltered journey
It seems dangerously liable to foster neuroticism and credulity
Anatomy of a populist cynic
As Spain’s national-conservatives get outflanked by “Alvise”, Europe’s “new right” would do well to watch the fringes, too
How ideology threatens to corrupt science
Ideological censorship in science is antithetical to its purpose and its methods
Two sides of the weird frontier
The archly neutral now stands on the margins, looking out at a society of fear and outrage
Why civility matters, even when it’s hard
Swallowing our pride is better than political violence
The Gradel Quadrangles at New College, Oxford
Postmodernity perches precariously in the porter’s lodge
Against beautiful losers
We must lose our attachment to the good-natured failure
Pro-parent policies can raise birth rates
Practical change can help people to have as many children as they want
British spies and the IRA
Blair, Clinton, Ahern et al were credited with putting together the Northern Ireland peace deal, but 800 British agents also played their part
Dear Keir, get real
Instead of announcing grand new doctrines, it’s time for a very British realism